The 2014 Charleston Battery season was the club's 22nd season of existence. It is the Battery's fifth consecutive year in the third tier of American soccer, playing in the USL Professional Division for their fourth season.
| 2014 season | |||
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| Owner |  Tony Bakker | ||
| Manager |  Michael Anhaeuser | ||
| Stadium | Blackbaud Stadium | ||
| USL Pro | 5th | ||
| USL Pro Playoffs | Quarter Finals | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Third Round | ||
| Carolina Challenge Cup | 4th | ||
| Highest home attendance | 5,415 (May 24 v. Pittsburgh) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 2,214 (July 22 v. Richmond) All: 1,428 (May 28 v. Orlando City U-23) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,993 | ||
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Background
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editGood people
Team management
editCompetitions
editPreseason
edit| February 19, 2014 Friendly | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 19:15 EST | Teos  45' |
Garbanzo 21' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
| March 7, 2014 Friendly | Charleston Battery | 2–0 | NAIA All-Stars | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 19:15 EST | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
| March 11, 2014 Friendly | Charleston Battery | 1–0 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 19:15 EST | Diouf 90' |
Report | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
| March 13, 2014 Friendly | College of Charleston Cougars | 1–4 | Charleston Battery | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 19:15 EST | Rittmeyer 69' (pen.) |
Report | Mena 22', 25' Marini 60'Griffith 65' |
Stadium: CofC Soccer Stadium at Patriots Point |
| March 15, 2014 Friendly | Charleston Battery | 2–0 | Clemson Tigers | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 19:15 EST | Prince 10' Mena 35' |
Report | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
| March 18, 2014 Friendly | Charleston Battery | 7–0 | Georgia Southern Eagles | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 19:15 EST | Prince Cordovés vanSchaik Mena Diouf |
Report | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
Carolina Challenge Cup
edit| February 22, 2014 1 | Charleston Battery | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 19:15 EST | Falvey 28',  73'Mueller 51'Kelly 71' |
Report | Alonso 25', 77' Evans 89' (pen.) |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 5,175 |
| February 26, 2014 2 | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | D.C. United | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 19:30 EST | Ruggles 90+' |
Report | Silva 72' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
| March 1, 2014 3 | Charleston Battery | 0–2 | Houston Dynamo | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 19:15 EST | Report | Cascio 54' Barnes 64' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
USL Pro
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Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | −7 |
Source: Match reports
Updated to match(es) played on September 5, 2014. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
edit| March 22, 2014 1 | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | Orlando City | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. | Diouf 65' Griffith  90+3' |
Report | 'da Luz 75' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,773 Referee: Matthew Jozaitis |
| March 29, 2014 2 | Charleston Battery | 2–2 | Richmond Kickers | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. | vanSchaik 22' Sanyang 59' 71' |
Report | Davis 14', 67' Yomby 58' Johnson 89' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,524 Referee: Agostino Minasola |
| April 12, 2014 3 | Orlando City | 1–0 | Charleston Battery | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| 7:30 p.m. | Span 73' Turner 76' |
Report | Prince 49' |
Stadium: Hess Field 17, ESPN WWOS Attendance: 4,826 Referee: Caleb Mendez |
| April 18, 2014 4 | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls Reserves | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. | Abdallah 62' Prince 65'Kelly 74'Falvey 79' 89' |
Report | Bustamante 66' (pen.) Meara 79' 79'Stevenson 79' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 2,674 Referee: Howard Ash |
| April 26, 2014 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0–0 | Charleston Battery | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 6:00 p.m. | Obodai 20' |
Report | vanSchaik 23' Prince 54'Lewis 67' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,253 Referee: Charles Murphy |
| April 27, 2014 6 | Rochester Rhinos | 1–0 | Charleston Battery | Rochester, New York |
| 4:05 p.m. | Banks 19' |
Report | Ferguson 86' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 6,358 Referee: David Mon |
| May 2, 2014 7 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 0–4 | Charleston Battery | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. | Langley 15' Ekra 28'White 66' |
Report | Sanyang 20' Salgado 25'Prince 41'Lewis 65'Diouf 66 ' 90' |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 1,446 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
| May 4, 2014 8 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 0–2 | Charleston Battery | Beavercreek, Ohio |
| 7:00 p.m. | Report | Cordoves 37' Salgado 87' |
Stadium: Beavercreek High School Stadium Attendance: 213 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| May 10, 2014 9 | Charleston Battery | 0–1 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. | Wilson 19' vanSchaik 74'Griffith 89' |
Report | Nicholson 9' Aparicio 33' 60'Campbell 60'Parratt 88'Arnoux 89' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 4,487 Referee: Juan Colazo |
| May 17, 2014 10 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1–0 | Charleston Battery | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. | Musa 38' Hamilton 65'Roberts 69' |
Report | Ferguson 69' |
Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 2,315 Referee: Larry Stroud |
| May 24, 2014 11 | Charleston Battery | 1–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. | Sanyang 40' Kelly 44' 51' |
Report | Marshall 80' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 5,415 Referee: Patrick O'Brian |
| May 31, 2014 12 | Orlando City | 2–0 | Charleston Battery | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| 7:30 p.m. | Hertzog 42' Ceren 52'Rusin 61'Molino 76' |
Report | Prince 51' Sanyang 78' |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Attendance: 4,987 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira |
| June 14, 2014 13 | Charleston Battery | 3–0 | LA Galaxy II | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. | Falvey 25' Kelly 50'Cordovés 85' |
Report | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,377 Referee: Richonne Clark |
| June 21, 2014 14 | Charlotte Eagles | 3–1 | Charleston Battery | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00 p.m. | Guzman 2' 70' Sekyere 28'Newman 61'Herrera 65' 90'Yates 81' |
Summary | Falvey 27' Chang 45' |
Stadium: Dickson Field Attendance: 698 Referee: Chris Spivey |
| June 27, 2014 15 | Charleston Battery | Postponed | Richmond Kickers | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium | ||
| Note: Postponed due to persistent lightning. Rescheduled for July 22. | ||||
| July 5, 2014 16 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 4–1 | Charleston Battery | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 6:00 p.m. | McLaughlin 7' Barril 11'Langley 21' 55'Hardware 45'Bahner 48'Noble 51'Pedro Ribeiro 79' |
Report | Kelly 39' Sanyang 49'vanSchaik 52' 86'Lewis 81' |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 2,033 Referee: Jeff Forward |
| July 12, 2014 17 | Charleston Battery | 0–0 | Charlotte Eagles | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. | Griffith 17' Prince 45' |
Report | Duckett 27' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 4,698 Referee: David Mon |
| July 19, 2014 18 | Richmond Kickers | 4–0 | Charleston Battery | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 p.m. | Shanosky 45' Davis IV 45+'Yeisley 50'Delicâte 68'Lee 90' |
Report | Prince 24' Kelly 90' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,901 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| July 22, 2014 15 | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | Richmond Kickers | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. | Cuevas 7' (pen.) |
Report | Yeisley 14' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 2,214 Referee: Mark A Sauro |
| July 26, 2014 19 | Charleston Battery | 2–0 | Arizona United SC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. | Kelly 25' 33' Falvey 74'Chang 87' |
Report | Woodberry 54' Garza 74'Long Tan 74'Stisser 89' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 4,464 Referee: Chris Spivey |
| August 1, 2014 20 | Rochester Rhinos | 0–0 | Charleston Battery | Rochester, New York |
| 7:35 p.m. | Obasi 57' |
Report | Kelly 68' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 4,445 Referee: Jeff Forward |
| August 3, 2014 21 | Montreal Impact Reserves | 0–1 | Charleston Battery | Montréal, Quebec |
| 7:30 p.m. | Gagnon-Laparé 11' |
Report | Falvey 20' Cuevas 26' |
Stadium: CS Claude-Robillard Attendance: 100 |
| August 8, 2014 22 | Charleston Battery | 2–2 | Dayton Dutch Lions | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. | Kelly 5' Mena 23'Diouf 33'vanSchaik 64' |
Report | Granger 11' Hertsenberg 80'Clemens 85' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,081 Referee: David Erbacher |
| August 13, 2014 23 | Charleston Battery | 3–2 | Orange County Blues FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. | Kelly 18' 65' Cuevas 36'Prince 90'Falvey 90' |
Report | Martinez 44' Kim Seung-ju 75' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 2,988 Referee: Howard Ash |
| August 15, 2014 24 | Charleston Battery | 2–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. | Chang 26' Cuevas 41' |
Report | Rosenlund 40' Banks 41' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 4,011 Referee: Cedric Adams |
| August 24, 2014 25 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 0–2 | Charleston Battery | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 8:00 p.m. | Report | Sanyang 23'  79'Kelly 60'Cordovés 90' |
Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 4,722 Referee: Charles Farr |
| August 27, 2014 26 | Sacramento Republic FC | 3–1 | Charleston Battery | Sacramento, California |
| 10:30 p.m. | López 12' 25' Evans 82' |
Report | Falvey 16' |
Stadium: Hughes Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Michael Zapata |
| August 30, 2014 27 | Charleston Battery | 4–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. | Kelly 38' 47' 54' Cooper 45'Prince 67' |
Report | Arena 2' Vincent 8' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 4,161 Referee: Patrick O'Brian |
| September 5, 2014 28 | Charleston Battery | 2–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. | Cordovés 45' Cuevas 45'Diouf 56'Prince 58' |
Report | Marquez 28' Pettis 89'Barril 89'Wheeler 90' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,919 Referee: Agostino Minasola |
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 3 | LA Galaxy II (A) | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 51 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Richmond Kickers (A) | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 51 | |
| 5 | Charleston Battery (A) | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 41 | |
| 6 | Rochester Rhinos (A) | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 38 | |
| 7 | Wilmington Hammerheads (A) | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 38 |
Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs
2014 U.S. Open Cup Results
edit| May 14, 2014 Second Round | Charleston Battery | 4–0 | Panama City Beach Pirates | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30pm EDT | Cordovés Chang |
Report | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 1,801 |
| May 28, 2014 Third Round | Charleston Battery | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (11–12 p) | Orlando City U-23 | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30pm EDT | Kelly 63' 68' (pen.) Portillo 69'Falvey 86' |
Report | Williams 26' 81' Brody 45'Hernandez 50'Russell 51' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 1,428 Referee: Howard Ashe |
Statistics
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Transfers
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